. >> all right, it looks like congress will summon the energy to vote on at least one important issue this week, and they appear determined to do something sensible. i know, sounds weird, especially coming from me, but i might actually have a tiny ray of -- well, it's not good news. reason to hope? reason not to be too upset? anyway, it's next. stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> one of the consequences of republicans taking over the whole state government of north carolina is the state's new take your concealed weapon to the bar with you law. guns and alcohol, what a great couple! the north carolina law makes it really, really hard to ban weapons from pretty much anywhere. it forces cities and towns across the state to allow guns in public places, even if locally, the police and the town and the people who live there do not want that. when one small-town mayor in morrisville, north carolina, campaigned to protect her ton's